The Padres announced Wednesday that they have interviewed Josh Stein, assistant general manager with San Diego, for the club's vacant GM position.

Stein is the first in-house candidate to interview for the job. Padres assistant GM A.J. Hinch is also likely to be considered.

A La Jolla High grad, Stein is in his 12th season with the Padres. He was promoted to his current role in December after serving as director of baseball operations since 2009. Prior to that, he was the team's advance scouting director since 2006.

Stein was originally hired in 2003 as a baseball operations intern under then-GM Kevin Towers. With a background in statistical analysis, he has also been involved in contract negotiations, player acquisition and roster management. In 2009, Stein recommended the Rule 5 drafting of shortstop Everth Cabrera.

While the Padres' interim office of the GM consists of Hinch, Omar Minaya and Fred Uhlman Jr., team president and CEO Mike Dee has said that Stein would be heavily involved in the decision-making process leading up to the July 31 trading deadline.